Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
How does a defensive midfielder go "missing" ?
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2023/24 Amadou Onana
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How does a defensive midfielder go "missing" ?
Mate, Rodri catches the eye every single game he plays, Onana goes AWOL for 80minutes every game.
Hes got a decent passing range and when he cba he is great at the defensive game.
But in a game the other day I watched the whole game pass him by, people ran past him like he wasnt there and the stats said he had a 100% tackle rate, which was laughable.
As ive said, in a good side, he will be fine, hes a very talented boy and will no doubt get us some decent money this summer, but for us, hes not very good.
N0L1M1TK
Player Valuation: £8m
Hard to do much when the ball by passes you for the majority of the game.
Under a manager who would utilise the midfield he and Garner would look infinitely better.
Cameron Manning
Player Valuation: £35m
You could ask Onana because he does it every game or more easily just use your eyes and you can see it for yourself, every game, ambling back, keep your eyes on him I’ll guarantee you’ll see what I’m saying.
Yes for sure.
Dixie1sixty
Player Valuation: £15m
I feel like Onana is a bit of a litmus test for those people who know a good player when they see one.
I.e. If you don't rate him, you haven't got a Scooby about togger.
I.e. If you don't rate him, you haven't got a Scooby about togger.
You can see hes a very good player, thats plain to see, but when he goes missing for large portions of the games and jogs around the pitch watching the game being played in front of him, well, his potential or his best doesnt help us.
This Newcastle goal explains it perfectly.
Godfrey heads the ball in midfield, Onana makes no attempt to even win the 2nd header, he then watches as Newcastle attack and score whilst casually jogging back.
So yeah, litmus test for sure.
johnjoeefc
Player Valuation: £20m
Really??
Ok granted Onana has excellent physical attributes so from that perspective you make a good point. But when it comes to mentality and footballing IQ this drops massively. He makes bad decisions regularly and always looks in second gear.
I would happily sell him to a club who can see him in the light that you do. But can you honestly see him succeeding at a top club? I always feel like he has the potential to just get the ball and drive at the opposition and draw in defenders but he never does it. So all his attributes often seem wasted. And as I've said many times before his long distance shooting is woeful yet he keeps doing it and often the other team will score very shortly after he's wasted it into row z.
I'm not totally dismissing him but there's enough reason to sell ASAP particularly if other clubs are seeing potential.
Ferguson1878
Player Valuation: £30m
Made a point of saying that Dyche didn’t he ,that it was the player that ruled himself out
nevsonlymate
Player Valuation: £8m
You do know that you are soon to be told that defensive midfield players neither need to be able to drive forward or shoot it seems
But a takes a mean penalty.... Belgian empty head!
Onana has the ambition to play for the very biggest clubs in Europe.
He needs to be judged by the standard of player already at those clubs rather than the standard of his midfield teammates at Everton. When he plays well he really is excellent but the best players are excellent all of the game in every game .
He needs to be judged by the standard of player already at those clubs rather than the standard of his midfield teammates at Everton. When he plays well he really is excellent but the best players are excellent all of the game in every game .
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